WORLDWIDE, 800 WOMEN DIE EACH DAY FROM PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. IN TOTAL, 250,000 WOMEN DIE AND 4 MILLION ARE DISABLED EACH YEAR ON THE WAY TO BECOMING A MOM. SURPRISINGLY, 90% OF THESE DEATHS COULD BE PREVENTED WITH ACCESS MEDICAL CARE. A NEW ORGANIZATION – KANGU – IS COMMITTED TO REDUCING THESE NUMBERS BY GIVING WOMEN ACCESS TO A SAFE BIRTH. www.kangu.org
CASEY SANTIAGO, KANGU’S FOUNDER, IS HERE TO TELL US MORE AND HOW WE CAN CELEBRATE MOTHER’S DAY WITH A UNIQUE GIFT OPPORTUNITY.
Casey Santiago, CEO- BIO
Before founding Kangu, Casey worked for fifteen years in over 20 countries in global health, microfinance and technology. As an early staff member at Kiva.org, Casey managed a portfolio of $10M+ debt investments in West African institutions, and later led engineers to develop software for 60+ global partners. She has advised for-profit, non-profit and social enterprises on strategic planning, new product development and financial sustainability, including Doctors without Borders, Grameen Foundation, Institute for OneWorld Health, Bristol Myers-Squibb, the YMCA, the United Nations, and the US Government, both independently and as a Senior Consultant at Deloitte. Casey has worked in Bangladesh, the Dominican Republic, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Palestine, South Africa, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo and Zambia. She holds a BA from Wellesley College, an MBA from Columbia Business School and an MA in International Affairs from Columbia University. She lives in New York with her husband and her two small children who inspire her daily.
